"The app's parent company Snap announced in September it would start charging people if they have more than five gigabytes worth of previously shared images and videos saved as Memories. For many, these retro posts act as a window to the past - leading some to accuse the firm of "corporate greed" in posts on social media and negative reviews on Google and Apple's app stores. Snap has compared its paid storage plans to those provided by Apple and Google for smartphones."
"The firm told the BBC only a small number of users would be affected by the changes. It also acknowledged it was "never easy to transition from receiving a service for free to paying for it" - but suggested it would be "worth the cost" for users. Many criticising the move online seem to disagree. An online petition dubbed the fee a "memory tax", with commenters calling it "dystopian" and "ridiculous" - while one person threatened never to use the app again."
"Meanwhile, in a one-star review on the Google Play store, a person calling themselves Natacha Jonsson said it felt "very unethical". "If I know millennials right, most of us have years worth of memories on Snapchat," they said. "And most of us only kept the app mainly for that reason. "5GB is absolutely nothing when you have years worth of memories... Bye Snap.""
Snap announced a plan to charge users who store more than five gigabytes of previously shared images and videos in Memories. Many users rely on Memories as a personal archive and reacted with anger, one-star reviews, and an online petition calling the fee a "memory tax." Snap compared its paid plans to Apple and Google storage offerings and offered a download option for those unwilling to pay. The company said only a small number would be affected and acknowledged the difficulty of moving from a free service to a paid model, while critics remain unconvinced.
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